Jun 23, 2019 · I don't think this explanation works. As Peter Shor says in on comment on the earlier question about spicket/spigot, we don't hear the same variation with most other words with ck or g: …

But why in blue blazes does seemingly everyone pronounce "spigot" as "spicket"? AFAIK, there is no logic to it. Is there any background to this I'm unaware of, or underlying reason why this would be the …

**spicket** > Definition of *spicket* > > *chiefly South & Midland* [Middle USA] : **spigot** ( [Merriam Webster] [1])

Mar 14, 2015 · I would swap (1) and (2), but otherwise the same. There are specializations: nozzles expel water under pressure, and therefore are attached to hoses. Tap has a secondary meaning …

**spicket** [Merriam Webster] [1] spicket (noun) > Definition of spicket > > chiefly South & Middle USA : **spigot** a. spicket (6.38%) b. spigot (66.89%)

Someone recently indicated that some European communities call this a "hostess beverage dispenser" or just a "hostess". The latter seems most colloquial, but also more toward an actual specific name, …

Spicket or spigot? I recently was making a list and for the first time using a digital device, typed in what I grew up referring to an outdoor faucet 'spicket' as into my iPad.

Mar 13, 2011 · @VincentKrebs in that example the "e.g." seems parenthetical: it could be omitted entirely. Therefore, it should have two commas (one before and one after) or none, the choice being …

Sep 22, 2010 · Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the …

Dec 29, 2024 · The comma after best regards separates two distinct thoughts: What the writer wishes—or in this case, what the writer feels—for the recipient and Who the writer is. The comma …